{"id":1709,"date":"2022-04-24T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T07:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2022-12-15T15:42:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T15:42:47","slug":"24-april-1941-thursday-belfast-1941-blitz-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/24\/24-april-1941-thursday-belfast-1941-blitz-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"24 April 1941 (Thursday) \u2013 Belfast 1941 Blitz Diary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city was returning to \u2018normal\u2019. The front of the Belfast Newsletter for the 24 April shows how the city was \u2018getting back to work\u2019 after the shock of the 15\/16 April raid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were a large number of vacancies for workers, probably caused by the exodos of large numbers of people in the preceding week. The Belfast Civil Defence Authority wanted a Gas Precautions Officer. Bus drivers were wanted, applicants were to apply to the Transport Board. There were also a large number of openings for domestic staff, such as servants and cooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gbe7a2f\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-gbe7a2f gutentor-element gutentor-element-image\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BNL-24.4.41-p.1-no.3.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of charitable organisations advertised their meetings such as the Belfast Co-Operative Society and Church of Ireland\u2019s Protestant Orphan Society for the Counties of Antrim and Down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those with money, Laragh House in Annamoe, County Wicklow, was advertised for \u2018peaceful nights and pleasant days\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gef08f1\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-gef08f1 gutentor-element gutentor-element-image\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BNL-24.4.41-p.1-no.2jpg.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents were reminded to carry their identity card with them at all times.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ABOUT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between 7<sup>th<\/sup> April and 6<sup>th<\/sup> May 1941, four aerial bombing raids on Belfast killed over 900 people, injured 1,500 and damaged about half of the city\u2019s homes. Thousands were made homeless and over 100,000 residents fled to the country. This period in Belfast\u2019s history has become known as the Belfast Blitz. To mark the 81<sup>st<\/sup> anniversary, key events each day over the Blitz period are being retold here on this website and also on Twitter (@drtomstours).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Belfast Newsletter, 24 April 1941, p.1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city was returning to \u2018normal\u2019. The front of the Belfast Newsletter for the 24 April shows how the city was \u2018getting back to work\u2019 after the shock of the 15\/16 April raid. 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